SKOMP3910 Bachelor's Thesis Course description

The bachelor’s thesis is the final academic in-depth paper in the nursing programme. Through the work on the bachelor’s thesis, the student will delve into a delimited area of research, and have the opportunity to develop his/her own academic independence. The topic must be linked to the nursing profession, patients and/or next-of-kin. The bachelor’s thesis must include systematic literature searches to apply results from recent research related to the chosen research question. The bachelor’s thesis must be presented in a systematic and clear manner. The title of the bachelor’s thesis will also be included on the diploma.

In the autumn semester, some teaching will be set up in connection with, for example, the development of a preliminary topic and problem for the bachelor thesis, cf. the work requirement Project description for the bachelor thesis.

Passed course SKOMP1000 and SKOMPPRA10.

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills, and general competence:

Knowledge

The student

• can discuss the nurse’s role and responsibilities in a chosen area of specialisation
• can summarise relevant research and professional development in the chosen specialisation

Skills

The student

• can create a project description, including a time schedule and how he/she intends to complete the bachelor’s thesis with the resources available
• can formulate a clear research question relating to nursing, which is possible to answer within the framework of the thesis
• can carry out an independent systematic literature review in accordance with the applicable research standards
• can clarify concepts, analysing and assessing different sources of information, and using these sources to formulate relevant argumentation
• can present specialist literature in an independent, logical, critical and systematic manner

General competence

The student i

• can disseminate and arguing for strengths and weaknesses of his/her own study in a substantial and methodical manner
• can reflect on relevant research ethics issues

Lectures, seminars, supervision, and self-study. All students will be allocated a supervisor.

When the state and municipalities act as buyers or sellers in the market, they are subject to a range of rules that do not apply to private actors, including public procurement regulations and the prohibition of state aid. This course covers these and other rules designed to ensure that public market activities are conducted in a trustworthy and efficient manner, and on equal terms with private market participants. The primary focus is on the rules governing public procurement. One way to ensure equal competition is by separating public activities into independent companies. The legal characteristics of such organizational forms, their governance, and the consequences of such organization are also addressed. The EU law origins of these rules are a central aspect of this course.

Language of instruction is Norwegian.

Bachelor’s thesis.

• Literature review.
• Normally written in group with 2-3 students.
• Scope of 8,000 words (+/- 10%).

Resits/rescheduled exam: If the bachelor’s thesis is awarded a fail grade, the student has the right to submit a reworked version once.

All aids are permitted, as long as the rules for source referencing are complied with.

After completing the course, the student should have the following overall learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student has

• knowledge of various ways to organize and expose public entities to market competition
• insight into the purposes that procurement regulations are intended to serve
• in-depth knowledge of planning, announcing, conducting, and concluding competitions in accordance with procurement regulations, as well as an understanding of the consequences of breaches of these regulations
• insight into the prohibition of public support and state aid issues related to public entities engaging in economic activities in the market
• knowledge of the international foundation of the regulations on public procurement and state aid
• understanding of the differences in regulation between private and public market activities

Skills

The student can

• identify and analyze legal issues and consequences of reorganization or market exposure processes
• identify when different parts of the public procurement rules apply
• analyse and deal with legal issues in connection with the announcement of procurement competitions, the conduct of such competitions, the evaluation of tenders received and the awarding of contracts

General competence

The student can

• work independently with practical, legal issues
• argue for the advantages and disadvantages of different forms of market exposure of public sector organizations
• explain in general terms certain basic premises for the public sector's market activity, such as freedom of contract, protection against bankruptcy, budgetary frameworks and the location of constitutional and political responsibility

The teaching approach is based on individual study, group work, and plenary sessions. To achieve the objectives of the course, solving various case assignments will be a key element. Students are expected to actively engage with these cases and the legal source materials available in the field. Literature studies will play an important role in this process.

No coursework requirements or compulsory activities.